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The heartbreaking story hidden in Super Mario Galaxy

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Just in case you thought Mario games were all about cheerful jumping and saving princesses, the developers decided to hit you with unyielding existential grief. If you read Rosalina's storybook in Super Mario Galaxy, it recounts a genuinely depressing tale about her waiting for her dead mother who is buried under a tree. Because nothing gets you pumped to collect shiny stars like a healthy dose of childhood trauma.

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